Coronation Street’s New Rovers Return Owner

Coronation Street’s New Rovers Return Owner, Michelle Collins, who has played Stella Price since June, has revealed the plans for her character Stella and her partner Karl Munro to buy the Rovers Return from Steve MacDonald in 2012.

Viewers found out that Steve wanted to sell the iconic Coronation Street pub earlier this month in order to pay off his debts and Stella and Karl seem the perfect choice since she is already the bar manager there.

‘I’ve had my name above the door for quite a while now as manager, but now she’s actually going to own it,’ Collins told Lorraine this morning.

‘They struggle to get the money together to get a mortgage. And they’re turned down by a few people because they’re ‘too old’. But then you’ll see what happens. It’s quite exciting, being the owner of The Rovers.’

Michelle also revealed her own personal plans to make her character into a soap icon.